Why did God "spit" on Mary (Miriam) to be out for a week?

Mary or Miriam, the sister of Aaron and Moses, was set apart when she claimed similar rights with his brother Aaron. She wanted to be a ruler in Israel and the account of Num. 12:2 tells me so.

Have any of you read on that lesson God gave them? (Num. 12:10-11)

God said something that could be an ancient custom for Jewish people (I don´t know). She was sent out for the rebelion she tried to partake with his brother Aaron (who, in fact, shared authority with his brother Moses).

What could be the lesson? Note Aaron was not punished like that, so I inferred Miriam (Mary) was stirring the issue against Moses (Num. 12:14-15).

In the long run, I think the precedent is on Gen. 3:16b, connected to I Cort. 11:3

What have you heard about this?

I wish God had clearified this thing for me.

The Original Pentecostal Movement was on Apostleship?

Todays Apostleships is a TRICK to emulate those PASSED days... By the way! "Are nuns (MONJAS) giving or leading Roman Catholic service?" (This idea was asked by someone, whose surname is Diamond).

I wish GOD would appear at the entrance of His todays tabernacle (which is not seen here). I wish GOD would speak ALOUD for us to correct and keep leading us as He was in the exodus with Jewish people, in old times.

I wish I see His presence as a light THIS NIGHT and He were a CLOUD to cover US as a shield from false doctrine and misinterpretations but, as far as I understand the Bible, Jesus was predicted by MOSES and, when Jesus came, NO BIGGER doctrine was to be given, HE IS ENOUGH FOR US, His followers or believers; and God gave witness to HIS SON (not for any other man), so I believed what God once said: "LISTEN TO HIM..."

Jesus gave US and example. Being the one He was for His disciples, He gave US the last lesson on MANAGEMENT. He made Himself a SERVANT and washed the feet of 12 apostles. Are the apostles a rule of hierarchy or simply SENDERS, heralds, of that Good New? Jesus came to abolish or criticize the religious system of hierarchy priests made for their ECONOMIC BENEFIT. But I love reading Ezk Chap. 34 compared to Jn Chap. 10.

Nov. 5, 2013

I miss my Ex...

You are not alone there: "...I can't find a good guy who loves Jesus..." 

I have seen doctrinal differences in our Chritian denominations. Your understanding and mine differs, same way OUR ages, so these things make ANYONE to feel alone and isolated. I myself, when I was married to my EX wife felt that loneliness and, at the long run, I knew how Jesus felt when He was here on earth. 

You´ll find people (or children) to GIVE your love freely. Don´t get mad or disappointed when finding out they are not like you planned or wanted: They are theirs, the way they ARE. Don´t blame others for being and acting how they are. We also shared the faults when we made wrong "friends" with wrong people, because we got them wrongly. 

Keep on going! You are young. 

In my case, I don´t miss my EX-wife or any of my ex-GFs, but someone I could make my last enduring choice to keep on loving.

Church or people disconnected from people?

"... I wondered if I was truly saved, so much so that I had this question running through my head: am I going to go to hell because I don't want to go to church?..."

Allow me to say these things, and I'm not good at quoting the Bible without having it at hand: Are you saved immediately or by a life process?

I believe this is a process, but there is some tradition and teaching saying what you have said (time will tell).

I believe YOUR church is the temple of your body, same way as Jesus told others, challanging them to destroy it. How holy is your body temple? Mine is still being mundane.

My temple is crawling in some things I desired, those things I think I miss, and I can admit His Presence is not dwelling in me. In fact, I have real problems to have Him to come down or inside, since I don't know how to call His attention to my thoughts, longs or ideas I made words.

The church you have mentioned and tried to bypass is the same MANY still try to avoid for decades and centuries, but this happens when we have acknowledged the personal emptiness we all have, deep inside, without God and His Spirit.

How many denominations are out there?

How many churches claim to be "right" while millions follow -and seek- other "living" cult?
(Cults to the personal EGOs, by the way).

The real church is that ONE He will raise up, any day and TODAY, each day to be saved. He has made and still making His church (just see some people hear HIs personal voice, His dreams and spiritual warnings, while others lack His directions, because some are following rules and not His Spirit). I CAN BE COMPLETELY WRONG BY WRITING THIS, but I think I'm right. Are you as wrong as I am?

You or any could be as radical -or legalistc- as any may wish, but the church has gone to be pentecostalistic in the country where I live. You've mentioned your "1st church" (mine was one like those named "Churches of Christ") but todays the 1st church of many persons is that where you are pushed to give more money rather than helping the needy and their preaching is wealth and money, instead of real love (you are right on that) and those things are easily BALANCED when you assume your own selfcontrol to be you. Of course, if you don like people -like those I avoid in Venezuela- I will not say you are wrong, because I MISS not partaking in the "Lord's supper", which has turned to be a simple sunday's breakfast or that taken monthly or weekly. Didn't He say it was more important TO LIVE by His living bread?

Well! I 'd better stopping it here.